The workplace is one of the most common settings for discrimination. In Ontario, the Ontario Human Rights Code is the legislation that protects employees against discrimination based on protected grounds, such as race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, receipt of Public Assistance, religion, citizenship, family status, marital status, disability, or gender.

The Ontario Human Rights Code also protects employees from many other rights such as:

• Right to Accommodation
• Protection against Harassment
• Protection against Sexual Harassment
• Protection against a Poisoned Work Environment
• Protection against Reprisal

It is crucial that employers enforce policies to protect their employees. However, the actual implementation of such policies is often an issue and success protecting employees is not always achieved.

Even employers who have policies to protect human rights and employees from violence or harassment are still susceptible to violations of human rights law, given the prominence of unidentified or unnoticed discrimination.

Human Rights Lawyers at Wahab Law are effective at assisting with civil claims and human rights complaints.